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I agree. The lower links are just that... unaffiliated links.
Lotus is significantly easier to use than WinGeo (IMHO), but this is one of it's shortcomings. It prefers to shoehorn things into one of their included suspension styles (like 20 types), which greatly simplifies the process... you just have to get creative with your interpretation of the style.
Ex: double wishbone really means 4 body points, 2 suspension points, 2 shock/spring attachment points (all with 3 rotational degrees of freedom). Then, 2 body points + 1 suspension point = 1 rigid member (LOL). Lower shock/spring mount moves with the wishbone, upper moves with the body. All body points are rigidly connected. All suspension points are rigidly connected to the knuckle which is in series with a spring (tire) and ground.
Once the "fudged" version is up and running, you can build a "proper" version from scratch. If the results are close, you'll know that your assumptions are probably OK. Typically, the results are so close it's not worth your time to make the custom setup at all though. Take your time and get the fudged version perfect.
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